aumônier juif

English translation: Jewish (etc.) chaplain

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French term or phrase:aumônier juif (etc.)
English translation:Jewish (etc.) chaplain
Entered by: Tony M

09:25 Jan 9, 2014
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion / in a text concerning prisons
French term or phrase: aumônier juif
If an aumônier is a chaplain (per Larousse) what is an aumônier juif ou musulman please?
This is in the context of prisons.
Jack Dunwell
France
Local time: 10:57
Jewish chaplain
Explanation:
It seems that in the UK at least, the term 'chaplain' is used for other faiths as well — I haven't checked for Moslem, but certainly for Jewish.

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Note added at 9 minutes (2014-01-09 09:34:49 GMT)
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Also, it seems in the US.

Here's just one ref. readily found with a quick Google:

Jewish Hospital Chaplaincy Services

www.jvisit.org.uk/hospital/

Jewish Hospital Chaplaincy Services.

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Note added at 24 minutes (2014-01-09 09:49:36 GMT)
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I note that my research was in the context of hospitals, but your question in fact concerns prisons; however, I have no reason to think that the term used would be any different.

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Note added at 11 heures (2014-01-09 20:58:47 GMT)
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Just as an aside, note that we do of course also have an 'almoner' in UK hospitals, who would presumably originally have had the same function, but who have now diverged into purely pastoral care. Interesting how the word and/or function has changed with time...
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Tony M
France
Local time: 10:57
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7Jewish chaplain
Tony M
Summary of reference entries provided
Support for Tony's post
Irene McClure
2 examples of UK ref
writeaway
Aumôniers dans les prisons
Clive Phillips

Discussion entries: 3





  

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Jewish chaplain


Explanation:
It seems that in the UK at least, the term 'chaplain' is used for other faiths as well — I haven't checked for Moslem, but certainly for Jewish.

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Note added at 9 minutes (2014-01-09 09:34:49 GMT)
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Also, it seems in the US.

Here's just one ref. readily found with a quick Google:

Jewish Hospital Chaplaincy Services

www.jvisit.org.uk/hospital/

Jewish Hospital Chaplaincy Services.

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Note added at 24 minutes (2014-01-09 09:49:36 GMT)
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I note that my research was in the context of hospitals, but your question in fact concerns prisons; however, I have no reason to think that the term used would be any different.

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Note added at 11 heures (2014-01-09 20:58:47 GMT)
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Just as an aside, note that we do of course also have an 'almoner' in UK hospitals, who would presumably originally have had the same function, but who have now diverged into purely pastoral care. Interesting how the word and/or function has changed with time...

Tony M
France
Local time: 10:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Ah, thank you Tony, a "Visitation Committee" no less. Do you think they have a monopoly?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: I did a translation couple of months ago where this arose regarding French Army chaplains
1 hr
  -> Thanks, G! Happy New Year!

agree  writeaway: as confirmed by virtually all standard Fr-En dictionaries (under aumônier ). There are plenty of UK hits for Jewish prison chaplains
1 hr
  -> Thanks, W/A! Happy New Year! Yes, I didn't doubt it myself, having worked in a multi-cultural hospital, but it was ever so easy to quickly check it.

agree  AllegroTrans
1 hr
  -> Thanks, C! Happy New Year!

agree  B D Finch
2 hrs
  -> Thanks B! :-)

agree  patrickfor: and a muslim chaplain too... as the question was for both. // Yes Tony,obviously Asker can... maybe a matter of culture again :-)
4 hrs
  -> Merci, Patick ! Oui, tout à fait... I assumed Asker would be able to figure it out for himself from that point...

agree  Clive Phillips: In the British Armed Forces, there are chaplains of the Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish and Sikh faiths and a network of religious advisors. More at http://www.army.mod.uk/join/20225.aspx
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Clive! Happy New Year! And thanks for that useful corroborative ref. too.

agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
7 hrs
  -> Merci, J-C ! Bonne année !
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Reference comments


24 mins peer agreement (net): +4
Reference: Support for Tony's post

Reference information:
Looking at the wiki entry for 'chaplain', it seems that although the term originally referred to representatives of Christian churches, it is now widely used by many religions, as well as by other belief systems such as humanism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaplain

In the States there is a National Association of Jewish Chaplains, see http://www.najc.org/about/mission and a quick Google shows there are a number of Muslim chaplaincy sites around the world also e.g. http://www.muslimchaplains.org/

The Humanist Chaplaincy Network offers pastoral care to those who do not subscribe to any particular reglion: http://www.humanistchaplains.org/

Hope this helps

Irene

Irene McClure
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you so much Irene. I obviously move in the wrong circles and have too many instant presumptions about the word "chaplain"


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M
1 min
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
49 mins
agree  AllegroTrans
56 mins
agree  Clive Phillips
5 hrs
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1 hr peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: 2 examples of UK ref

Reference information:
2011-51 - Faith and pastoral care for prisoners - Ministry of Justice
www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/.../psi-51-2011-faith-pastoral...
All Public Sector and Contracted Prison Staff with particular relevance for Catering Managers, ... E mail: [email protected] ...... the use of a sukkah, this should be discussed with the Jewish Chaplain and Governor.

BBC - History - World Wars: Liberation of the Concentration Camps
www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/liberation_camps_01.s...
Feb 17, 2011 - These concentration and slave-labour camps, located throughout the .... In addition, Isaac Levy, a Senior British Army Jewish Chaplain, held a ...

writeaway
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Note to reference poster
Asker: Very good W, thank you. Now have you cancelled your reallocation as requested?


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  philgoddard: This is easy to Google.
6 hrs
agree  Tony M
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6 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Aumôniers dans les prisons

Reference information:
Extrait du site de la Ministère de la Justice (française):

"Des aumôniers agréés interviennent en détention afin de célébrer les offices religieux, d’animer des réunions cultuelles et d’apporter l’assistance spirituelle aux personnes détenues.

Cinq confessions sont agréées au niveau national : les aumôneries catholique, israélite, musulmane, orthodoxe et protestante.

Au 1er janvier 2013,on comptait 1 311 intervenants cultuels en détention."


    Reference: http://www.justice.gouv.fr/prison-et-reinsertion-10036/la-vi...
Clive Phillips
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you Clive !!


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M
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